s shrewdly but gently
with the frailties of our nature.... The pages are perpetually
brightened by quaintly humorous touches. Often in describing
some character or something that is commonplace enough, a droll
fancy seems to strike the author, and forthwith he gives us the
benefit of it. Consequently there is a spontaneity in his pen
which is extremely fascinating.... We can only say generally
that Mr. Murray's plot is sufficiently original and worked up
with enough of skill to satisfy any but the most exacting
readers. We found ourselves getting duly excited before the
denouement.... Readers of Mr. Christie Murray's novels will
know that he belongs to the school of Mr. Charles Reade. And it
is no small praise to say that he has caught a fair share of the
vigor and rapidity of that romancer. His characters, too, belong
to the same category as those that figure in Mr. Reade's
stories. They are drawn with a sufficient resemblance to nature
to take a complete appearance of vitality so long as we are in
the whirl of the plot, which is also what we feel about the
characters of a good modern drama while we are watching its
representation.... There is a certain alertness and vigor in the
author's portraits which make them pleasant to meet
with.--_Saturday Review_, London.

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